Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>George Huczek wrote: > ><A few weeks ago someone posted a message here suggesting that a 35 f/2 ><aspheric lens was scheduled to be released sometime in July. ><Can anyone verify if this is so? = > > = > >Several belgian dealers have seen it at Solms earlier this year >(prototype). >In the last Leica Photography, they announce some new material for the ne= >xt >issue . There was a post on Compuserve that indicated than Tamarkin had a 35/2 ASPH in the store, and that it is about 8mm longer than the current Summicron, and costs in the order of $100 more. Take all this as an unverified rumor. If this new lens has better coma and astigmatism performance, and better evenness of illumination, and maintains the (recently finally christened) bokeh of the old lens, it should be a killer. Unfortunately, it will probably take the new 47mm bayonet filters :-). * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com